Wednesday 9 June 2010

Illegal immigrant survives flight after hiding in landing gear

Url: http://www.news.com.au/

Useful phrases:
apprehended by local police
survival in such conditions is

New words:

stowaway - stəʊəweɪ - a person who hides in a ship or plane before it leaves, in order to travel without paying or being seen
Example: Stowaway found on Sheik's jet

landing gear - 'lændɪŋˌgɪə - the undercarriage of an aircraft, including the wheels or pontoons on which it rests while not in the air
Example: hiding in landing gear

stow - stəʊ - to put sth in a safe place
Example: She found a seat, stowed her backpack and sat down.

apprehend - ˌæprɪˈhend - (of the police) to catch sb and arrest them
Example: apprehended by local police

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